| Main Title |
Microstructure of Radar Echo Layers in the Clear Atmosphere. |
| Author |
Metcalf., James I. ;
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| CORP Author |
Air Force Cambridge Research Labs Hanscom AFB Mass;Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Va.;Army Research Office, Durham, N.C.;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. |
| Year Published |
1973 |
| Report Number |
AFCRL-TR-75-0195; |
| Stock Number |
AD-A009 368/2 |
| Additional Subjects |
Atmospheric refraction ;
Temperature inversion ;
Gravity waves ;
Radar signatures ;
Microstructure ;
Backscattering ;
Reflectivity ;
Atmospheric density ;
Atmospheric scattering ;
Continuous wave radar ;
Layers ;
Turbulence ;
Atmospheric temperature ;
Specular reflection ;
Wind shear ;
Instability ;
Reprints ;
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| NTIS |
AD-A009 368/2 |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
11p |
| Abstract |
Previous observations of clear air echo layers by high-resolution radar are reviewed briefly and compared with theoretical models. Quantitative radar reflectivity records reveal a variety of features common to these echo layers. In particular some, of the records show that the backscatter from layers only a few meters thick is strongly anisotropic with maximum reflectivity at 0 deg incidence angle, although these 0 deg echoes are not specular in the strict sense. The anisotrophy is consistent with the presence of large shears across the thin layers. The data leave open the question of whether or not microscale (<1m) instability always or necessarily precedes the occurrence of large-amplitude (10-100 m) breaking waves. (Author) |
| Availability Notes |
Availability: Pub. in Jnl. of Atmospheric Sciences, v32 n2 p362-370 Feb 75. |
| Title Annotations |
+++Reprint: Microstructure of Radar Echo Layers in the Clear Atmosphere. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
9 Jul 73 |
| Category Codes |
4B; 17I; 55A; 63H |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A02/MF A01 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
326500059 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
